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Committee Archives

Committee Archives

Committee Archives, 2014 - Present

This page catalogues the work of Committees and Working Groups organized by the OVCR. For a list of current committees, see theCommittees Page.

Interdisciplinary Working Groups (2014-2015)
Interdisciplinary groups were charged by the Office of the Provost and the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research to advise campus administration on activities that support the growth, strength, and visibility of the university's interdisciplinary research enterprise. See the final reports below.

Working Group in Computation, Data, and Information

Members of the Working Group in Computation, Data, and Information provided advice and input to the Vice Chancellor for Research, the Provost, and the Chancellor on research issues in computation across campus.

Specific committee activities included:

Advising campus administration on how best to support both scholarship in these areas and partnerships between researchers in these areas and scholars in other disciplines

Building on the process of Visioning Future Excellence, connecting individuals and groups of researchers to enable creative new scholarship, as well as assisting researchers in connecting emerging capabilities with a range of scholarly disciplines

Working with OVCR staff to create strong coherent external communications that present Illinois as a world leader in computation, data and information

Preparing the campus for more effective pursuit of large funding opportunities in these areas by identifying them early and suggesting possible proposal teams

Identifying the multiple units, centers, and research programs on campus that support research in these areas and making recommendations for how to promote possible synergies

Interdisciplinary Working Group for Integrative Scholarship in the Arts

Members of the Arts Working Group provide advice and input to the Vice Chancellor for Research, the Provost, and the Chancellor on how to support the growth, strength, and visibility of campus interdisciplinary scholarship involving the arts.

Specific committee activities included:

Advising campus administration on how best to support both scholarship in the arts and partnerships between faculty in the arts and those in other disciplines

Building on the process of Visioning Future Excellence, connecting individuals and groups of researchers to enable creative new scholarship that integrates the arts and other disciplines

Working with staff in OVCR to formulate strong coherent communications that present Illinois as a world leader in bringing the arts together with other disciplines

Evaluating options for additional support for scholarship in the arts and other disciplines and especially support for faculty who are seeking external funding in the arts

Social and Behavioral Sciences Working Group

Members of the Social and Behavioral Sciences Working Group provided advice and input to the Vice Chancellor for Research, the Provost, and the Chancellor on research in the social and behavioral sciences across campus.

Specific committee activities include:

Advising campus administration on how best to support research in the Social and Behavioral Sciences, including consideration of a social sciences research institute

Building on the process of Visioning Future Excellence, connecting individuals and groups of researchers in these areas to enable creative new scholarship

Working with OVCR staff to create strong coherent communications that present Illinois as a world leader in social and behavioral science research

Preparing the campus for more effective pursuit of large funding opportunities in these areas by identifying them early and suggesting possible proposal teams

Assessing the needs on campus for research infrastructure to support research in the social and behavioral sciences

Establishing regular communication and collaboration with the Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Working Group

Membership

DAR Strategic Financial Planning Group (2015)
Examined the financial challenges facing the campus Animal Program and provided suggestions to the Office of the Vice Chancellor of Research for reversing budget trends.

Report and Membership

Log into the Illinois Box system to view the group's final report and the presentation from the DAR Strategic Financial Planning Town Hall Meeting.